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Don Madison, Kids with Cameras, Sky Island Viewscope and more!
The Sky Island Viewscope built by Bill Porter is now ready for viewing the peaks of the Mountains of San Diego County. The Sky Ilsland Viewscope was built over the last year with volunteer efforts and the genius of Bill Porter.
Because of Your Gifts...Thank You For Helping to Keep Volcan Mountain Wild!
The ‘wild’ and ‘wilderness’ have long been at the heart of humans, as well as, quite naturally, in our fellow creatures.
This year marks fifty years since the historic Wilderness Act was signed into law acknowledging that wilderness, and keeping large areas of nature wild, honors a great gift of nature that benefits wildlife and humans, and resonates with our heart.
Visitors to VMF's Volcan Mountain Nature Center in October!
Under the Oak Woodland Forest at VMF's Volcan Mountain Nature Center last month, VMF was visited by Le Petite Ecole, a French School in San Diego. The students learned about the local Oak Forest, drew pictures and planted Oaks in our Native Plant Nursery. The Native Plant Nursery was created with input from Sharyl Massey and Paul Cruz.
Badger Population Identified on Volcan Mountain
Since 2011 scientists with the US Geological Survey (USGS), with grant funding from the SANDAG TransNet Environmental Mitigation Program (EMP), have been conducting